Executive Summary



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Summary
Title cups security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2009:0428 First vendor Publication 2009-04-16
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2009-04-16
Severity (Vendor) Moderate Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 6.8 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated cups packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Description:

The Common UNIX® Printing System (CUPS) provides a portable printing layer for UNIX operating systems.

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was discovered in the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) decoding routines used by the CUPS image-converting filters, "imagetops" and "imagetoraster". An attacker could create a malicious TIFF file that could, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the "lp" user if the file was printed. (CVE-2009-0163)

Red Hat would like to thank Aaron Sigel of the Apple Product Security team for responsibly reporting this flaw.

Users of cups are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, the cupsd daemon will be restarted automatically.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

490596 - CVE-2009-0163 cups: Integer overflow in the TIFF image filter 491864 - Multiple PDF flaws

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0428.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-189 Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11546
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11546
Title: Integer overflow in the TIFF image decoding routines in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which is not properly handled by the (1) _cupsImageReadTIFF function in the imagetops filter and (2) imagetoraster filter, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Description: Integer overflow in the TIFF image decoding routines in CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, which is not properly handled by the (1) _cupsImageReadTIFF function in the imagetops filter and (2) imagetoraster filter, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-0163
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13511
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13511
Title: DSA-1773-1 cups -- integer overflow
Description: It was discovered that the imagetops filter in cups, the Common UNIX Printing System, is prone to an integer overflow when reading malicious TIFF images. For the stable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.8-1lenny5. For the oldstable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.7-4etch7. For the testing distribution and the unstable distribution , this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your cups packages.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1773-1
CVE-2009-0163
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): cups
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13899
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13899
Title: USN-760-1 -- cups, cupsys vulnerability
Description: It was discovered that CUPS did not properly check the height of TIFF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. In Ubuntu 7.10, 8.04 LTS, and 8.10, attackers would be isolated by the AppArmor CUPS profile.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-760-1
CVE-2009-0163
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu 6.06
Ubuntu 8.10
Product(s): cups
cupsys
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7960
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7960
Title: DSA-1773 cups -- integer overflow
Description: It was discovered that the imagetops filter in cups, the Common UNIX Printing System, is prone to an integer overflow when reading malicious TIFF images.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1773
CVE-2009-0163
Version: 3
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): cups
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 81

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for cups CESA-2009:0429 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0429_cups_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for cups CESA-2009:0428 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0428_cups_centos3_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for cups CESA-2009:0429 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0429_cups_centos4_i386.nasl
2010-03-22 Name : Fedora Update for cups FEDORA-2010-2743
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_2743_cups_fc11.nasl
2009-12-14 Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:282-1 (cups)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_282_1.nasl
2009-12-10 Name : Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-10891 (cups)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_10891.nasl
2009-10-27 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:283 (cups)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_283.nasl
2009-10-27 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:282 (cups)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_282.nasl
2009-10-27 Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:281 (cups)
File : nvt/mdksa_2009_281.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for CUPS
File : nvt/sles10_cups0.nasl
2009-10-11 Name : SLES11: Security update for CUPS
File : nvt/sles11_cups.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for CUPS
File : nvt/sles9p5047860.nasl
2009-05-25 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:0429 (cups)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_0429.nasl
2009-05-11 Name : FreeBSD Ports: cups-base
File : nvt/freebsd_cups-base8.nasl
2009-04-28 Name : Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-3769 (cups)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_3769.nasl
2009-04-28 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200904-20 (cups)
File : nvt/glsa_200904_20.nasl
2009-04-28 Name : Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-3753 (cups)
File : nvt/fcore_2009_3753.nasl
2009-04-28 Name : SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2009:024 (cups)
File : nvt/suse_sa_2009_024.nasl
2009-04-20 Name : Ubuntu USN-759-1 (poppler)
File : nvt/ubuntu_759_1.nasl
2009-04-20 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0428
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0428.nasl
2009-04-20 Name : Ubuntu USN-760-1 (cupsys)
File : nvt/ubuntu_760_1.nasl
2009-04-20 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1773-1 (cups)
File : nvt/deb_1773_1.nasl
2009-04-20 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0429
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0429.nasl
2009-04-17 Name : CUPS '_cupsImageReadTIFF()' Integer Overflow Vulnerability
File : nvt/cups_cve_2009_0163.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2009-116-01 cups
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2009_116_01.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
54462 CUPS TIFF Image Decoding Routines Multiple Filter File Handling Overflows

A remote overflow exists in CUPS. CUPS fails to handle a integer overflow in processing TIFF files resulting in a heaped-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause execution of arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0428.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0429.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20090416_cups_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20090416_cups_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-10-20 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-282.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_cups-6174.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_cups-090416.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_12396.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_cups-090416.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_cups-090416.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-26 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-0429.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-08 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_736e55bc39bb11dea493001b77d09812.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-27 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2009-116-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-27 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200904-20.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-760-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_cups-6172.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-3769.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-22 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2009-3753.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-21 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-0428.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-17 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-0429.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-17 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-0428.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-17 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1773.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-17 Name : The remote printer service is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : cups_1_3_10.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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